In Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s face, which was previously depicted on a fresco of an angel, has disappeared from a wall painting in one of the central basilicas. It was painted over after the image caused a strong reaction among politicians and clergy, Logos Press reported.

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has released a list of 212 representatives of club coaching staffs who committed illegal betting on match outcomes over a five-year period, with 24 people previously detained, Logos Press reported.

Right of Reprimand. The letter, signed by APS Director General Roman Cojuhar, states the following: “Law No. 219/2024 ratified the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the United States of America on the acquisition of property for the new building of the Embassy of the United States of America in the Republic of Moldova.

Price is not the main argument in the Republican Stadium story at all. Price reflects only the market – if it exists – and even this market has been ignored here. But the interests of Moldova and its citizens are not measured in square meters or euros per meter. They are measured by the possibility for Moldovans to use this land. And this is where a separate story begins, much more unpleasant than talking about price.

On the territory of the former Republican Stadium there is registered real estate belonging to 13 private owners. Before selling this site to the U.S. Embassy in RM, the Moldovan Government should expropriate this property and compensate the owners for all related losses.

A grandiose scandal broke out in Turkey – about 65% of 570 professional referees working in competitions under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and more than 4 thousand players turned out to be clients of bookmakers. As part of the “betting case” 17 referees and two club presidents were detained, and more than 1 thousand players were temporarily suspended from soccer activities.

Absolute world champion in the heavyweight division under versions WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO, Ukrainian Alexander Usik found himself in the center of a scandal that followed the postponement of the athlete’s defense of one of the belts, – reports Logos Press.

The World Kickboxing Federation, whose president is the Austrian Friedrich Eksenberger, has announced his intention to file a lawsuit against the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research in connection with the cancellation of the European Championship, which was to be held in Chisinau from June 22 to 29. But the legality of this step is highly questionable, as the legal right to own the WKF trademark belongs to other persons – Englishman Talal Takkush and Australian Robert Wilesmith.
